Supporters deserve better than being knocked out of cups by League Two Bradford admits chief exec Gazidis - but the manager's job is NOT at risk

Arsenal fans have received an apology from the club as Arsene Wenger faced the biggest crisis of his 16 years at the club.

Gunners chief executive Ivan Gazidis told supporters at a Christmas meeting that he was sorry for the team’s loss of form and that they deserve better following Tuesday night's humiliating defeat to League Two side Bradford in the Capital One Cup.

However, Wenger retains the total support of the Arsenal hierarchy - the Mirror understands that majority shareholder Stan Kroenke and the rest of the board are fully committed to the Frenchman, who still has 18 months remaining on his contract.

US tycoon Kroenke is convinced Wenger can turn things around and it is still felt his position should not be in any doubt despite the full strength team’s quarter-final defeat by a club in English football's fourth tier.

That loss, on top of the club’s worst start to a Premier League season since Wenger took charge in 1996, has seen increasing number of fans openly question a manager who has failed to deliver a trophy for seven years.

And some Arsenal players even want Wenger to change the team’s famed passing style to try to rescue their season.

Senior stars are pushing for the manager to mix their usual possession game with a more direct approach featuring more crosses and shots.